Buffet Crampon E-13 clarinet for study and advanced playing
The Buffet Crampon E-13 is a wooden clarinet with a long-standing reputation in music schools, conservatories and wind bands. This model traces its origins to the BC20, the clarinet played by Jacques Lancelot, and is aimed at amateur and advanced players looking for an instrument with features taken from the professional line.
You get leather pads, silver-plated keywork and plating, blue steel springs, screwed pillars, threaded screws and joints lined with natural cork. Together, those details make the E-13 appealing to players who want precise mechanism and a carefully finished build.
Wooden construction with RC bell and refined adjustment
For its construction, Buffet Crampon uses selected pieces of Greek wood from Mozambique. Since January 2015, the E-13 has been fitted with leather pads, and this model now inherits the new bell from the RC, which according to the product information brings more projection and clarity across the full range and in every note.
The adjustment screw for the low F key also allows more precise control of the lever action. If you want to try a Buffet Crampon clarinet in person first, Magna Music in Roosendaal offers the possibility to test instruments without obligation with advice from its wind department staff.
